Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 17:51:33 +0000
Georgia Power said commercial operation of the new Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle has been delayed for at least another month. The utility on June 16 said there’s a problem […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:23:35 +0000
The U.S. nuclear power industry has an ally with a unique platform to spread the sector’s message of providing reliable, clean electricity. Meet Grace Stanke. She’s not just a student […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 19:26:29 +0000
Georgia Power officials said Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle has reached 100% power output, as the first reactor in a two-unit expansion at the site in Waynesboro, Georgia, nears commercial […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 23:59:35 +0000
Vogtle 3, one of two 1,117-MW Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors Southern Nuclear Operating Co. is building in Georgia, has reached initial criticality. The event marks a pivotal milestone for the Generation III+ pressurized water reactor (PWR)—the first of its kind built in the U.S. “Initial criticality is a key step during the startup testing sequence […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:48:30 +0000
Marking intent interest from the power sector in hydrogen’s decarbonization potential, six major utilities—Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E), Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU), Southern Co., and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)—have announced they will jointly pursue federal financial support for a Southeast Hydrogen Hub. The utilities, along with Battelle, an independent […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 22:24:31 +0000
Longtime Southern Co. CEO Tom Fanning plans to announce his retirement, perhaps by the end of this year, stepping down after leading the company since 2010. A Bloomberg report on July 29, citing “people familiar with the matter,” said the U.S. utility giant already has launched a search to find Fanning’s replacement. Bloomberg reported that […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:50:51 +0000
A demonstration project at Georgia Power’s 2.5-GW natural gas–fired Plant McDonough-Atkinson facility has validated a natural gas fuel blend with 20% hydrogen by volume on one of its six Mitsubishi Power advanced-class gas turbines. The test, one of the largest of its kind to date, provided an approximately 7% reduction in carbon emissions compared to […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 16:53:56 +0000
An updated financial report from one of the owners of the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion in Georgia shows the cost to build two new reactors has now topped $30 billion, more than double the original price tag expected for the project. The Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG), one of four groups with an ownership […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 22:53:01 +0000
Southern Co. CEO Tom Fanning said the group continues to stick to its most-recent timeline for startup of the two-unit expansion of the Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia, telling participants in the company’s first-quarter 2022 earnings call that construction is pacing well, with fuel load for Unit 3 expected later this year. “Importantly, the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:21:05 +0000
Georgia Power plans to shutter most of its coal fleet by 2028 and completely exit coal-fired power by 2035, according to the utility’s latest integrated resource plan (IRP) filed with state regulators on Jan. 31. The Southern Co. subsidiary on Monday said it would make more investments in natural gas-fired generation, along with renewable energy, […]
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